Missed opportunities in HCV care: Trends in late diagnosis and treatment
Timely HCV care is essential to prevent liver disease progression. Significant improvements in HCV diagnosis and treatment timing in New South Wales over the past decade highlight the success of Australia's universal provision of direct-acting antiviral therapy and targeted screening initiatives, particularly for people who inject drugs and those recently incarcerated. Persistent barriers to timely care remain for rural communities and people with alcohol use disorder, suggesting the need for enhanced integration of HCV services with alcohol treatment programs and expanded rural outreach. Achieving World Health Organization elimination targets by 2030 requires strengthened efforts to reach underserved populations and better integrate HCV care.
Authors
- Behzad Hajarizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2212-2028)
- Jacob George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-5476)
- Sallie‐Anne Pearson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7137-6855)
- Kathy Petoumenos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7534-7154)
- Shane Tillakeratne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-3579)
- Janaki Amin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2161-9366)
- Jason Grebely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1833-2017)
- Gregory J. Dore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4741-2622)
- Maryam Alavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-1358)
- Gail Matthews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-6396)
- Heather Valerio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8608-2558)
- Marianne Martinello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9444-0186)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Westmead Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Westmead Institute (AU)
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JHEP Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2025.101474
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
- NSW Ministry of Health
- NSW Health
- National Health and Medical Research Council